The Pittsburgh Steelers were supposed to contend for the championship title, while the Tampa Bay Buccaneers were supposed to contend for the first pick in next year’s draft. We’re living in an upside down world at the moment because it is the other way around. The Steelers are the ones who are 0-1-1 and dealing with off-field issues, whereas the Bucs are 2-0 in large part due to QB Ryan Fitzpatrick.
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The Monday Night Football showdown between the Pittsburgh Steelers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers is set to start at 02:15 CET/GMT+2 (8:15 p.m. ET) at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.
Bucs vs Steelers – meeting of two high octane offences
If the game would’ve been played opening week, the Pittsburgh Steelers would’ve been huge favourites. At 201 (200/1), the Tampa Bay Buccaneers had the worst odds to win the Super Bowl at the start of the season. They were coming off a five-win 2017/18 campaign and had starting quarterback Jameis Winston suspended for the first three games. In came Ryan Fitzpatrick, a 35-year-old QB who hasn’t spent more than three years with a single franchise and has always been more of a backup than a starter.
However, something must’ve clicked with the Buccaneers. Fitzpatrick dismantled the heavily favourited Saints in New Orleans in Week 1 with four touchdowns and 417 yards passing and then added four more TDs against the defending Super Bowl champions Philadelphia Eagles last week. His performances have been well beyond anyone’s expectations, well beyond what anyone could’ve ever imagined.
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Tampa is now 2-0 heading into the matchup against Ben Roethlisberger’s Pittsburgh Steelers. If Fitzpatrick led the league in passing with 819 yards after two weeks, Roethlisberger was second with 787. He threw for 335 yards but also had three interceptions in the opening week tie with the Cleveland Browns. “Big Ben” then added 452 yards more in the Week 2 shootout with Kansas City, a game the Steelers ended up losing 42-37.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs Pittsburgh Steelers
All of this resulted in the over-under on total points scored rise from a 50.5 opening line to 54.5.
Over 54.5 total points scored – 1.9 (10/11)
Under 54.5 total points scored – 1.9 (10/11)
The spread is +1 in favour of the Steelers, which means the game could go either way.
Pittsburgh Steelers (+1) – 1.86 (20/23)
Tampa Buccaneers (-1) – 1.95 (20/21)
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James Conner replaced Steelers star running back Le’Veon Bell as the team’s starter when the latter one decided to hold-out for a long-term contract and James Conner surpassed Le’Veon Bell in Pittsburgh Steelers jersey sales this week. Conner rushed for 135 yards on 31 carries against the Browns, has totalled five receptions in each game for a combined 105 yards and has one of the hottest selling jerseys in the NFL at the moment.
